Police breaking into cars for *suspicion* of marijuana

Fortunately, the Supreme Court of the United States has a fairly extensive body of law commonly called the “automobile exception” or the
Carroll Doctrine which gives clear direction to police officers on this topic.

However, individual states, in interpreting their state constitutions, can be more restrictive upon police in regard to these warrantless searches of
automobiles.

Thus, as long as a state is deciding law based upon its interpretation of its own constitution, the state can be more restrictive than the Supreme
Court. However, if the state is interpreting the 4th Amendment of the United States Constitution, then they must follow the body of law
established by the United States Supreme Court.

a reply to: 8675309jenny I'm going to stir the pot a little here and throw a conspiracy in the mix. Being a resident of
Lakeland, which is about 25 miles east of Tampa, I listen to 102.5 The Bone a lot. During weekday mornings you can tune in to hear a very
controversial radio host named Bubba The Love Sponge. If you're a resident of central Florida, then you know who he is. It's no secret that the
Mayor of Tampa, Mr. Bob Buckhorn has it out for Bubba. A quick internet search will produce a ton of stuff, including FBI related things about a
alleged recent setup regarding a couple attorneys. I also believe Tampa police has it out for him as well. Anyway, Horn Blasters is always being
talked about on Bubbas show. I believe Bubba and this Horn Blasters guy are friends. My conspiracy is this. What if the tpd were trying to pressure or
scare them? They know who this guy is, they see his truck, they know he's affiliated with Bubba, so they try to harass him and show them "him"
who's the boss. I'm telling you, this isn't just random.

The dog could have just picked up the sent of pot having been smoked in the truck. Do you know this Matt personally?

Yea, for nearly 20years. Funny story; the only time I can remember him ever smoking anything was me, him and a couple girls (I'm a guy BTW) in 11th
grade. Turned out it was some fake weed, probably lipton tea and catnip or something LOL just gave all of us a 3hour headache.

originally posted by: lspilot6946
a reply to: 8675309jenny I'm going to stir the pot a little here and throw a conspiracy in the mix. Being a resident of
Lakeland, which is about 25 miles east of Tampa, I listen to 102.5 The Bone a lot. During weekday mornings you can tune in to hear a very
controversial radio host named Bubba The Love Sponge. If you're a resident of central Florida, then you know who he is. It's no secret that the Mayor
of Tampa, Mr. Bob Buckhorn has it out for Bubba. A quick internet search will produce a ton of stuff, including FBI related things about a alleged
recent setup regarding a couple attorneys. I also believe Tampa police has it out for him as well. Anyway, Horn Blasters is always being talked about
on Bubbas show. I believe Bubba and this Horn Blasters guy are friends. My conspiracy is this. What if the tpd were trying to pressure or scare them?
They know who this guy is, they see his truck, they know he's affiliated with Bubba, so they try to harass him and show them "him" who's the boss. I'm
telling you, this isn't just random.

Yea, I was thinking this might have to do with the city, or a personal police vendetta. He's pretty well known in the area. Even the note could be
their way of plausible deniability. The police could say, 'if no officer card was left then this wasn't us". They don't seem to be denying they
searched the truck though.

originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
I do not believe an odor gives probable cause. At least, not in your house. And I cannot imagine an unoccupied truck would be any different.

Odors give probable cause when referring to a vehicle. I've been a victim of it, many others have too. The cop just needs to say they smell
something suspicious, they don't even have to identify the smell. Then they can search. Being a smell it's not something a recording can verify.

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